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not fema? >> good politics but unfortunately from my experience the red cross was inhabited by fema. think of the difference between how the evacuation occurred in new york after 9/11, thousands of people with the opposite of katrina because fema had control. giving up on individuals helping neighbors, local government, that is a serious problem and why we are bankrupt. all the money that will go out, there is no money in the paint and -- bank so they will just borrow and print and centralize the power to be in washington dc part of that is bureaucratic and insufficient. john: thank you for all you have done to wake people up. but i fear we will not have much convince -- succe convincing people we don't need fema. even though government fails part instinct leads us to assume washington has the best. they don't. they fail all the time. fema fails constantly. after hurricane hugo one senator called it bureaucratic jackasses to get the hell out of the way. they said prove it but after hurricane an
not fema? >> good politics but unfortunately from my experience the red cross was inhabited by fema. think of the difference between how the evacuation occurred in new york after 9/11, thousands of people with the opposite of katrina because fema had control. giving up on individuals helping neighbors, local government, that is a serious problem and why we are bankrupt. all the money that will go out, there is no money in the paint and -- bank so they will just borrow and print and...
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not fema? >> good politics but unfortunately from my experience the red cross was inhabited by fema. think of the difference between how the evacuation occurred in new york after 9/11, thousands of people with the opposite of katrina because fema had control. giving up on individuals helping neighbors, local government, that is a serious problem and why we are bankrupt. all the money that will go out, there is no money in the paint and -- bank so they willust borrow and print and centralize the power to be in washington dc part of that is bureaucratic and in sufficient. john: thank you for all you have done to wake people up. but i fear we will not have much convince -- success convincing people we don't need fema. even though government fails part instinct leads us to assume washington has the best. they don't. they fail all the time. fema fails constantly. after hurricane hugo one senator called it bureaucratic jackasses to get the hell out of the way. they said prove it but after hurricane a
not fema? >> good politics but unfortunately from my experience the red cross was inhabited by fema. think of the difference between how the evacuation occurred in new york after 9/11, thousands of people with the opposite of katrina because fema had control. giving up on individuals helping neighbors, local government, that is a serious problem and why we are bankrupt. all the money that will go out, there is no money in the paint and -- bank so they willust borrow and print and...
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how about $12 billion more for fema? the congressman who wants that. after this. follow the wings. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that'easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choo any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go natiol. go like a pro. >> neil: as the rescue efforts and rebuilding efforts continue along the east coast, northeast coast, more to the point, along atlantic city, and, right through staten island, where damage is in the tense of billions of dollars, to the guy who says fema, to the rescue and fema needs more money to
how about $12 billion more for fema? the congressman who wants that. after this. follow the wings. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that'easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a...
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we're glad that fema did their job. chris christie is 110% behind mitt romney because he knows we need new leadership in this country. he is a strong romney supporter. i think we're going to have a new president come tuesday because we just can't take four more years like this county. >> polls are very tight in yr state. even the senate race. they are virtually tied. things of tightened up quite a bit. in the end how do you think it is going down? >> i think governor romney wins a close election in virginia. he is obviously making eight huge priority. he was here today and paul ryan yesterday. the sons were there today and two hours tomorrow, fairfax, lynchberg. here is the bottom line because of the defense cuts in virginia that obama won't do anything about, because of the energy policies that have been crushing to offshore development and coal because of the debt and because of the lack of help when it comes to creating job friendly environment out of washington, for those reasons he will push independent voters towa
we're glad that fema did their job. chris christie is 110% behind mitt romney because he knows we need new leadership in this country. he is a strong romney supporter. i think we're going to have a new president come tuesday because we just can't take four more years like this county. >> polls are very tight in yr state. even the senate race. they are virtually tied. things of tightened up quite a bit. in the end how do you think it is going down? >> i think governor romney wins a...
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former fema director michael brown joins us. taking a look of sixth avenue in new york city. as 250,000 are grappling with the power to not -- right now and it will get worse as the night in sues. when you look at this, michael, what is your best piece of advice for officials on both sides? >> to get the word out on what people need to do. i have heard reports that there are 3 feet of water in the new york stock exchange building. that passage has water. as you were showing earlier, the fdr as water lapping of red. people just need to get off the street. if they're going to stay in man and then they ought to be prepared to be without power for, my guess is based on what i have been seeing, at least a day or so. it will take time ted get those transmission lines back up, get the substations back up and working. and then, i think about, you know, at least i don't live in new york. i think about my friends that do, you know, the station will be out for a while. you knows how long mta will be out. people need to be ready to deal, it does not seem like a long time, but 24, 48 and
former fema director michael brown joins us. taking a look of sixth avenue in new york city. as 250,000 are grappling with the power to not -- right now and it will get worse as the night in sues. when you look at this, michael, what is your best piece of advice for officials on both sides? >> to get the word out on what people need to do. i have heard reports that there are 3 feet of water in the new york stock exchange building. that passage has water. as you were showing earlier, the...
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fema was knocking on doors. [talking over each other] neil: what we they doing when they were knocking on doors? >> giving people desperately needed information and letting them know what the processes and there were inspectors looking at how to assees the damage to the people can start to get some funding so they can start replacing in putting together their lives. going door-to-door is extremely important. a lot of things that happened today that, you know, need desperately to be done. we are still hurttng. it is a tremendous amount to be done. there are a lot of people are looking for answers and still haven't been gone through. the only backslapping that there should be at all is from the volunteers of the shelters and the hospital staff is working around the clock. and even con edison has been out there 24/7. i know there is power outages but they are doing everything they can. those are our heroes. the nypd and the first responders. they are unbelievable. neil: thank you, very much, congressman michael gri
fema was knocking on doors. [talking over each other] neil: what we they doing when they were knocking on doors? >> giving people desperately needed information and letting them know what the processes and there were inspectors looking at how to assees the damage to the people can start to get some funding so they can start replacing in putting together their lives. going door-to-door is extremely important. a lot of things that happened today that, you know, need desperately to be done....
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cover run the committee refused 14 times to answer questions about fema. you'd like to think a guy running for president and god knows that i have been on the front lines in campaigns would be able to have the response. what the states to do it, but they're is a role for the federal government. >> what you think? >> obviously a very important role. turn your electricity on. if your waiting for that. lou: the government. >> a buy you some candles and sundays and flashlights. the end of the day you have to be very careful. a very precarious situation. all bunch of states beyond the east shore. you can't look political. lou: okay. restaurant where the races right now. this will be distressing to judy miller. obama is running behind. it is by a narrow margin. a full point advantage among those most likely to vote. so where are we? what's happening? >> i think we're at a point where as you suggest seven national polls out. yesterday five or six of them had governor romney a point or two ahead. ohio, minnesota, wisconsin, michigan, tightening at. pennsylvania ti
cover run the committee refused 14 times to answer questions about fema. you'd like to think a guy running for president and god knows that i have been on the front lines in campaigns would be able to have the response. what the states to do it, but they're is a role for the federal government. >> what you think? >> obviously a very important role. turn your electricity on. if your waiting for that. lou: the government. >> a buy you some candles and sundays and flashlights....
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if you're thinking poor fema is having problems because it is woefully understaffed, not true. the agency has grown in the wake of katrina. the funding extension passed by congress this fall addressed very little of these problems. made an attempt to stop insuring properties that are repeatedly flooded, but addressing the beer issue, not a chance. another can take down the road. at a time when we can least afford it. a lot more still ahead as we track hurricanes sandy. how will this storm that the elections to make some say president obama has the vantage. is that true? we will be right back. ♪ 0t[h7 gerri: an october surprise like no other, hurricanes and. gerri: of the election. which candidate will get blown off course next. ♪ gerri: we are, of course, in the final days of the election, but with hurricanes and the hammering down the east coast of president obama and mitt romney scrapping most of their events for today and tomorrow. canceling all of their advance, are we looking at the october surprise? joining me now, 64 impact chairman and democratic strategist. let's
if you're thinking poor fema is having problems because it is woefully understaffed, not true. the agency has grown in the wake of katrina. the funding extension passed by congress this fall addressed very little of these problems. made an attempt to stop insuring properties that are repeatedly flooded, but addressing the beer issue, not a chance. another can take down the road. at a time when we can least afford it. a lot more still ahead as we track hurricanes sandy. how will this storm that...
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we will also hear from fema. they are waiting to see what happens. fema has moved water bottles and blankets all up and down the east coast. right now it is a matter of where will the storm hit and how hard is it going to hit? they are waiting and trying to figure out where all of this will happen. back to you. dagen: thank you so much for that. sandy already closing markets and delaying earnings reports and good even close to jobs report on friday. however, what would happen if that did happen. connell: art laffer joins us now. the statement about 45 minutes ago came from the census bureau. they said there was no decision as they put it on delaying the jobs report on friday. we both said we think it is unlikely. you do not want to feed into anything. what do you say? >> i think they will publish it. i do want to say that it is so much fun being with the two of you. mcdowell and mcshane, you know, everyone is investing in ireland. you know why, because the capital is always dublin. connell: we have to take a quick break right now mayor bloomberg just
we will also hear from fema. they are waiting to see what happens. fema has moved water bottles and blankets all up and down the east coast. right now it is a matter of where will the storm hit and how hard is it going to hit? they are waiting and trying to figure out where all of this will happen. back to you. dagen: thank you so much for that. sandy already closing markets and delaying earnings reports and good even close to jobs report on friday. however, what would happen if that did...
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do we need fema? do we need this sort of overarching -- the federal government coming in when -- should states really take the bulk of this -- >> i will make a couple of observations, economic, political, constitutional. economic it is rather obvious. atlantic city shuts down loses a fortune. the stock exchange is shut down, loses a fortune. close the federal government, save money because the government wastes money when people come to work. that's the economic argument. the political argument is very interesting because mitt romney said in the republican primaries when he was appealing to a more conservative audience, than the general electorate, he would abolish fema. he was asked last week if he would abolish fema, he didn't answer directly, but his campaign said we stand by what we said on fema. constitutionally, and i know it is tough to say this in the face of people losing their properties and their lives in danger because of a storm, nowhere is fema justified. nowhere is the federal governmen
do we need fema? do we need this sort of overarching -- the federal government coming in when -- should states really take the bulk of this -- >> i will make a couple of observations, economic, political, constitutional. economic it is rather obvious. atlantic city shuts down loses a fortune. the stock exchange is shut down, loses a fortune. close the federal government, save money because the government wastes money when people come to work. that's the economic argument. the political...
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and we've a got a guy to help us former fema director mike brown. from katrina to natural disasters like this, where do we go from here? >> good morning, i was talking for a producer for one of your colleagues and expressing frustration of getting around and people without power and the frustration level will begin to rise as you have almost 7 million people in that region without power and take several days if not a week or so to restore power and that's going to have an economic impact. a social impact. people are going to get frustrated and i encourage people to just kind of chill out over this whole situation. charles: all right, so, when you say chill out, i'm not sure exactly. what do you mean when you say chill out? >> well, to recognize, for example, i mean i don't know what your personal situation is, charles, but some people in lower manhattan that live in one of the high rises down there may not have power for five days or six days, it just depends how long it takes for power, con-ed and the other utilities to get service turned back on a
and we've a got a guy to help us former fema director mike brown. from katrina to natural disasters like this, where do we go from here? >> good morning, i was talking for a producer for one of your colleagues and expressing frustration of getting around and people without power and the frustration level will begin to rise as you have almost 7 million people in that region without power and take several days if not a week or so to restore power and that's going to have an economic impact....
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fema has also said set up a hotline for individuals. the fema hotline is (##8)121-3622 i have been involved in disaster. i have seen all types of disasters. i was in hurricane andrew in homestead florida. i was in the red river floods. the midwest floods, entire cities wiped away. the earthquakes in california. i have to tell you what i saw last night. what went on and the south shore of long island. they were some of the worst conditions i have seen. the hudson river, downtown manhattan, it was literally pouring into the ground zero site. would such a force that we were worried about the structure of the pit itself. joe and i just happened to run into each other in downtown manhattan. when i tell you the hudson river was pouring into the brooklyn battery tunnel like a river at high velocity, it was a frightening sight. while the hudson was coming over from the west from the, the east river was coming over from the east. the amount of water and the acceleration and the rising of the river was really frightening. the first responders res
fema has also said set up a hotline for individuals. the fema hotline is (##8)121-3622 i have been involved in disaster. i have seen all types of disasters. i was in hurricane andrew in homestead florida. i was in the red river floods. the midwest floods, entire cities wiped away. the earthquakes in california. i have to tell you what i saw last night. what went on and the south shore of long island. they were some of the worst conditions i have seen. the hudson river, downtown manhattan, it...
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mitt romney challenge by going to cut fema which is a made up talking point and it is silly the way we politicize every last detail of these things. i don't know if it will affect -- the biggest way will affect the campaign is in turn out. difficult for people to vote in these states and pennsylvania would be the most obvious place. dagen: the president gets to be just that for at least the last couple weeks. and prevent his opponent from going after in a way that he would. how does that not helped him? >> think about it as a resident of new york, the people who benefit from this politically are chris christie or michael bloomberg or seem to be doing things. i don't care what the president says and i don't think you do either and don't care what mitt romney has to say about this and local information, when will the subway run on time. and receive that kind of benefit. mitt romney could still attack the president about benghazi. dagen: these are super. states. connell: all of us talking about the storm the last few days, politics are starting -- i can tell from my twitter feed that it w
mitt romney challenge by going to cut fema which is a made up talking point and it is silly the way we politicize every last detail of these things. i don't know if it will affect -- the biggest way will affect the campaign is in turn out. difficult for people to vote in these states and pennsylvania would be the most obvious place. dagen: the president gets to be just that for at least the last couple weeks. and prevent his opponent from going after in a way that he would. how does that not...
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we saw what happened with fema during katrina. i'm not a believer the federal government is the best responded to these crises. and in fact if you look at what happened with this storm, sandy, as of the most competent responses have been from private sector and state and local government. we should always rely on the federal government in this kind of situation. states and cities are right on the ground and they have been most capable. dennis: america is great at rebuilding. there's a story about waiting to start rebuilding. as we rebuild the you think we will rethink and all the electronics and electricity controls in basements next to the east river and hudson river? >> don't know about that. you are thinking like a new yorker. in the rest of the country as we look at this storm like northern virginia the problem is power lines and. you can reduce the amount of power disruption by putting a electric lines underground. that is the next infrastructure improvement because every time a tree falls on an electric cable tens of thousan
we saw what happened with fema during katrina. i'm not a believer the federal government is the best responded to these crises. and in fact if you look at what happened with this storm, sandy, as of the most competent responses have been from private sector and state and local government. we should always rely on the federal government in this kind of situation. states and cities are right on the ground and they have been most capable. dennis: america is great at rebuilding. there's a story...
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rich: president obama wrapping up a meeting with emergency responders, fema, homeland security, he says the federal government is prepared. they have food and water position all throughout the eastern united states ready to respond where they are needed. this is a big storm and telling us here in the northeast pretty much what we do not want to hear. >> transportation is going to be tied up for a long time. probably the most significant impact for a lot of people, in addition to flooding, will be getting power back on. we anticipate there will be a lot of trees down. a lot of water. rich: he does not anticipate there will be any impact on the election. governor romney has changed his campaign schedule. back to you. ashley: rich edson indices. thank you very much. the new york stock exchange closed today. it is closed tomorrow as well. we almost had electronic trading opened today. why wasn't it. charlie gasparino continues that story next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen anjeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they' gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ chil
rich: president obama wrapping up a meeting with emergency responders, fema, homeland security, he says the federal government is prepared. they have food and water position all throughout the eastern united states ready to respond where they are needed. this is a big storm and telling us here in the northeast pretty much what we do not want to hear. >> transportation is going to be tied up for a long time. probably the most significant impact for a lot of people, in addition to flooding,...